Casey Foothills

This topic has been updated with 2016 Census data for all areas. What's this?

In Casey Foothills, 52% of people aged over 15 years had completed Year 12 schooling (or equivalent) as of 2016.

Casey Foothills's school completion data is a useful indicator of socio-economic status. With other indicators, such as Proficiency in English, the data informs planners and decision-makers about people's ability to access services. Combined with Educational Qualifications it also allows assessment of the skill base of the population.

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the highest year of primary or secondary school the person has completed?'

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Change in highest level of schooling completed, 2011 to 2016

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data)Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the highest level of schooling attained by the population in Casey Foothills in 2016 compared to the City of Casey shows that there was a lower proportion of people who had left school at an early level (Year 10 or less) and a similar proportion of people who completed Year 12 or equivalent.

Overall, 25.2% of the population left school at Year 10 or below, and 52.3% went on to complete Year 12 or equivalent, compared with 28.6% and 52.3% respectively for the City of Casey.

The major difference between the level of schooling attained by the population in Casey Foothills and the City of Casey was:

A larger percentage of persons who completed year 11 or equivalent (14.1% compared to 12.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the level of schooling attained by the population in Casey Foothills, between 2011 and 2016 were:

Free demographic resources

DISCLAIMER: While all due care has been taken to ensure that the content of this website is accurate and current, there may be errors or omissions in it and no legal responsibility is accepted for the information and opinions in this website.

ABS Data and the copyright in the ABS Data remains the property of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The copyright in the way .id has modified, transformed or reconfigured the ABS Data as published on this website remains the property of .id. ABS Data can be accessed from the Australian Bureau of Statistics at www.abs.gov.au. ABS data can be used under license - terms published on ABS website. intermediary.management@abs.gov.au if you have any queries or wish to distribute any ABS data.